Choose Kindness: A Letter to the Editor
As pediatric resident doctors, we recognize the stress, fear and frustration that people are feeling with the recent outbreak of COVID-19. We work with children, adolescents and youth under the […]
Author Archives: Eastern Health
Angels on East 2A, Waterford Hospital
When Margo Hand brought her husband, Bill, to the emergency department at the Waterford Hospital, little did she know it was only the beginning of a seven month-long journey. It […]
Santa Claus is (still) Coming to Town – and the Janeway!
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – Dr. […]
We Will Remember: Remembrance Day Video Tribute from Veterans of the Caribou Memorial Veterans’ Pavilion
2020 marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War. To honour that milestone, and to pay respect during a time of physical distancing to those who served […]
Becoming Co-Workers: A Special Mother and Daughter Experience
After all those days and nights of studying as a high school student, to undergraduate studies, and to recently receiving her first clerkship placement on her journey towards becoming a […]
Tea with Mrs. Moakler: Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre’s First Administrator
Lillian Basha Moakler is a funny and spirited woman who loves to entertain. She’s fiercely independent, self-sufficient and has a work ethic like no other. At 97-years-old, she shows no […]
Back to School Anxiety During COVID-19: Strategies to Prepare
It’s that time of year when kids head back to school – a time normally filled with excitement as they reconnect with classmates and start a new chapter in their […]
A Look Inside the Public Health Microbiology Lab
One crucial aspect of Newfoundland and Labrador’s response to, and management of, the COVID-19 epidemic is continued testing. To date, over 20,000 people in this province have been tested for […]
